Disease Terms
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| deficiency | A lack or defect.
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| degenerative | Pertaining to deterioration.
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| developmental | Occurs as a result of some abnormality in the development of tissue, an organ, or body part.
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| essential | Disease for which cause is unknown
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| familial | Occurring in more members of a family than would be expected by chance.
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| functional | Of, connected with, or being a function.
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| hereditary | Genetically transmitted from parent to offspring
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| idiopathic | Of unknown cause
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| infectious | Disease caused by an infection.
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| molecular | Disease caused by abnormality in the chemical structure or concentration of a single molecule.
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| neoplastic | Pertaining to any new and abnormal growth.
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| nutritional | Relating to or affecting nutrition
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| organic | Pertaining to or arising from an organ or the organs.
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| traumatic | Resulting from some type of injury
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| acquired | Not genetic.
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| acute | Having a short and relatively severe course.
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| asymptomatic | Showing or causing no symptoms
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| chronic | Persisting over a long period of time.
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| congenital | Present at birth.
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| disabling | Impairment of normal functions.
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| end-stage | Occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition.
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| intermittent | Occurring at separated intervals.
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| malignant | Tending to become progressively worse and to result in death.
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| neonatal | Pertaining to the first four weeks after birth.
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| paroxysmal | Sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms.
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| progressive | Advancing
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| recurrent | Returning after remissions.
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| relapsing | Return of a disease after its apparent cessation.
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| remissive | Disease for which most or all of the symptoms have gone away.
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| sequela | Abnormality or disease which continues after the original disease has resolved.
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| subacute | An illness which is neither acute nor chronic.
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| terminal | Forming or pertaining to an end.
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